Every Breath You Take by Travis Thrasher

My first foray into ebooks was Every Breath You Take by Travis Thrasher. My new smartphone has the Kindle app. HOORAY!! I had been wanting to read this book since it first came out. It is on sale right now for .99 on Kindle. I never pass up a deal so my first download was this book. Can I just say right now I love ebooks! Didn't think I ever would but I do.

I have been a fan of Travis Thrasher for years. The first book of his I read was Three Roads Home, a collection of three stories. This book blew me away, it was smart, creative, and clever. I have been reading my whole life and have read many different Christian fiction books. Three Roads Home was so different than other books I had read. Each story was so well told and surprising.

Next I read The Second Thief. This may be my favorite Travis Thrasher book. It is another smart, creative, and suspenseful story. I loved it! Another one of his books I really liked was Sky Blue. Altogether, Thrasher has written 17 books. He writes different genres, as some are romance, some suspenseful, and some can be described as Christian Stephen King books.

Thrasher self-published Every Breath You Take . He describes it as a love letter to his daughter and to the band Coldplay. Yes Coldplay. This book is well written and has a great story. Kayla is engaged and will be married soon. Billy is her lost love and Kayla's Dad is sent from heaven to reunite them. This book explores the idea that people in heaven can see us living our life here on earth. Isn't that a great thought? Family and friends that have passed away might be sitting together and cheering on a loved one when they choose to do what is right and overcome difficulty. Every Breath You Take succesfully demonstrates the love between a father and daughter. Kayla's grief and damage from her father dying is believable and heartbreaking.

This book has clever chapter titles, you can discover them when you read this book. Anyone who loves music or Coldplay would love this book. I am not too familiar with all of Coldplay's music. Certain songs are mentioned, and as I was reading I would google them to read the lyrics to see how they fit in with the story. Love this, so out of the box.

I really liked this book. At first I wasn't to crazy about the ending, but I've thought about it more and I've warmed up to it. The characters are not perfect people. They sometimes say and do the wrong thing. Everything does not work out perfectly for them, but hey isn't that how life is? This book is not a fairy tale. What it is is thought provoking. I would love to see this book become a movie.

Every Breath You Take is another great read by Travis Thrasher. While not overtly Christian (purposely maybe?) it is still a positive book and life affirming.

Pujols More Than The Game

During the thick of our Little League baseball season I received this book on Albert Pujols to review. It took me awhile to read it. I am not a big sports fan, but I was interested in reading about a professional baseball player who lives his life for God. Honestly, I was tired of baseball players, their sometimes greed, cheating, and overall bad behavior. Wow, I certainly was judging MLB players and lumping them altogether. I shouldn't have done that. Albert Pujols is one of the good guys, living a life of character.

This book on Albert Pujols is a fascinating read. I especially enjoyed the chapters that told of his childhood in the Dominican Republic and his quick rise to the majors. After playing one year of college ball and one year in the minors, he began playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was named Rookie of the Year and has been successful ever since.

This book also tells of the importance of his faith and his family. I enjoyed learning more about one of the best baseball players of today. This book is well written. At times I had hard time getting through some of the chapters because of all of the baseball details. A sports fan would love all of the details I labored to read through.


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